The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 52, December 26, 2004, Article 1

E-SYLUM SUBSCRIBER SAFE IN SRI LANKA

  By publishing a day late we are able to report that E-Sylum
  subscriber and contributor Kavan Ratnatunga and his family
  are safe following yesterday's devastating tsunami which hit
  Sri Lanka and other coastal nations.  In response to an email,
  he writes: "Thanks for you concern.  The Tsunami did do a lot
  of damage in Lanka as you would have read in the news, but 
  mostly in the south and east of the island, with death tolls 
  expected to be over 5000. All is well with my family.  I 
  live about 1/4 mile away from the sea and didn't know about
  it till we saw the News on TV."

  Kavan plans to go out in few days to the badly struck parts
  of the island to see what needs to be done to help.  Asked 
  how we can best contribute to relief efforts, he writes:
  "If you want to contribute, let me suggest LAcNet a US 
  non-profit organization which is coordination it's effort 
  via  theacademic.org

  I have been involved with it since it was founded in 1991 
  and will be its secretary in 2005"

  LAcNet is the Lanka Academic Network.   Donations are 
  accepted by credit card on the web site, or via a check 
  payable to "Lanka Academic Network" (and marked "Tidal Wave 
  Victims") sent to: Daya Weerakkody, LAcNet Treasurer, 9603 
  Avenel Road, Silver Spring, MD 20903-2311, USA. All donations 
  are tax-deductible in the USA. LAcNet US Tax Id: 411-69-1170. 

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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